Delivery trial to take pain out of online shopping

Waiting all day at home for drivers to deliver your online purchases could soon be a thing of the past if Australia Post trials are successful.

Listed electronic fastenings designer and software developer
TZ Limited
has signed a deal with Australia Post to trial its “intelligent lockers" at centres in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.

The trial is a potentially lucrative prospect for TZ as it taps into the burgeoning local online retail sector.

The company provides secure lockers at delivery centres, where couriers can drop off parcels rather than having to catch the recipient in person for a signature. When the parcel arrives in the locker customers get a text message with a pin code and are given 48 hours to collect their package.

In the trial, Australia Post will deploy 56 lockers at three delivery centres.

“Many of our customers are rarely at home during the day and find it hard to get to a post office during office hours. The parcel locker trials will enable them to access their parcels at a time convenient to them," Australia Post chief executive
Ahmed Fahour
said.

In a statement, TZ limited said the lockers had been custom designed for Australia Post in accordance with their configuration and aesthetic requirements. The lockers also feature TZ’s integrated door lock and handle and customised TZ Courier software.

TZ Limited Executive Chairman Mark Bouris said the company was eagerly awaiting the results of the trials.